Cloud Computing without Containers

This post introduces Cloudflare Workers, a serverless computing platform that does not use containers or virtual machines. Instead, it leverages V8 Isolates for lightweight, secure, and fast execution of untrusted code. The post details the advantages of this approach over traditional container-based serverless platforms, including significantly reduced cold start times, lower memory consumption, and improved cost-effectiveness. It highlights the security benefits derived from V8's robust sandboxing capabilities and the potential for running code closer to the metal.